A new supply chain maturity model with 3-dimension perspective

SCMM (Supply Chain Maturity Model) is a techniques and tools system that supports supply chain innovation by continuous improvement based on evaluating supply chain maturity and performance. The key to its effectiveness depends on the comprehensive and accurate evaluation of supply chain. Three typical SCMMs are reviewed and evaluated in this paper. And then three closely interrelated components of supply chain are put forward based on a survey of several firms. And all of them are viewed as 3-dimension perspective for evaluating supply chain. After that, a new SCMM, 3D-SCMM, is presented, in which the concept of 3D-Supply Chain Maturity is defined and three sub-models are developed for evaluating and improving supply chain according to 3-dimension perspective.